[Yugen, LP 1200]
"Do you see? This is the domain where only the strong can survive, the Power Area!" Zor said, "Only with power can you fight to the end here!"
"Hm, that's something I do not disagree with."
Yugen straightened up and waved his hand lightly.
"Then, when taking damage from the 'Power Area', activate this card.
Trap Card 'Dark Boundary'.
The trap used by Muto Yuugi in the Dark Side of the Dimensions movie.
"When you take damage from battle or effect, Special Summon a Mage Race, Dark Attribute monster from your deck with attack points less than the damage value you received."
Yugen raised his Duel Disc, and a dark beam automatically shot out from it.
"I just took 2400 effect damage, so I can Special Summon any Mage Race Dark Attribute from my deck with attack power of 2400 or less.
Special Summon 'Black Forest Witch'.
[Black Forest Witch, Attack Power 1100]
"Tch, but my trap has also been activated... which you already knew." Zor said, "Trap Card 'Fuse'. When a monster on your opponent's field is destroyed by battle, Special Summon 'Power Bomb' from your deck!"
[Power Bomb, Attack Power 1000]
"The Power Bomb Special Summoned by this effect will be destroyed during the next turn's standby phase, and deals 1000 damage to the opponent."
Zor shouted.
"And should the attack power of Power Assassin on my field change, this card will also be destroyed, inflicting damage to the opponent equal to the original attack power of Power Assassin!"
In other words, as long as Power Assassin and an opponent's monster enter battle causing an attack power change, this bomb will detonate, literally a 'Power Bomb'.
Power Assassin's attack power is 1800.
"Which means, as long as Power Assassin engages in battle causing attack power changes, Power Bomb will self-destruct, resulting in 1800 points of damage..."
Judai understood.
"Yugen's Life Points are 1200; this means Yugen's attack is sealed off... oh, that's quite impressive!"
But right now Power Bomb's attack power is inferior to Black Forest Witch, so it cannot continue to attack.
"Activate Trap 'Rainbow Life'." Yugen said, "Discard one card from your hand, and restore Life Points to the value at the start of this turn. Additionally, all damage from battle or effects this turn will instead recover Life Points." (Original card effect)
[Yugen, LP 1200→LP 4000→LP 6800]
"Life Points at 6800!?" Zor was taken aback.
This guy, endured damage to trigger 'Dark Boundary' to search his deck, and afterward used 'Rainbow Life' to absorb damage and recover LP in one go...
Isn't this a free gain?
"And your Power Assassin, although useful against high-star monsters, also has a side effect, right?" Yugen smiled.
"Oh? You know quite a bit." Zor nodded, "Correct. 'Power Assassin' gains 1000 attack power when battling a monster with higher attack, but conversely, loses 1000 attack power against monsters with lower attack."
"I see!" Judai understood, "Which means, when battling a monster with less than 1800 attack power, Power Assassin's attack will drop to 800..."
This way, even the 'Black Forest Witch' currently on Yugen's field can easily defeat it. Black Forest Witch's attack power is 1100, so if a battle occurs, Power Assassin's attack power will be below hers.
"Hehe, not bad. But now I will activate this card."
Zor from the Dark Realm revealed another card in his hand.
"Pay 1000 Life Points, activate Continuous Magic 'Power Spirit' from my hand!" (Original card)
The Continuous Magic card appeared in his back row, as if releasing a layer of dark shield to wrap around his Power Assassin.
[Zor, LP 3600→LP 2600]
"Power Spirit, as long as this Continuous Magic exists on the field, your monsters need an attack power higher than 1000 to destroy my monsters in battle."
"Need an attack power higher than 1000..."
Judai frowned and pondered for a moment.
"In other words, if attacking with a monster under 1800 attack power, even though Power Assassin's attack will drop to 800, due to 'Power Spirit', it must be a monster with attack over 1000, which is essentially over 1800, to attack... "
"Hahaha that's correct, but if you attack with a monster above 1800 attack power, it will trigger Power Assassin's effect, raising its attack to 2800!"
Zor laughed heartily.
"With the Power Assassin and Power Spirit combo in place now, to defeat Power Assassin, you must summon a monster with at least 3800 attack power!"
"Oh wow, what an interesting combo!" Judai exclaimed, "It's quite impressive."
Yugen glanced at him.
Yeah, before the timeline shifted, Judai was quite troubled by this lineup years ago.
"Set a card, end of turn." Zor said confidently, "Heh, an attack power of 3800 or more is like a godly monster.
If you can defeat my Power Assassin, go ahead and try!"
"You've got something wrong." Yugen smiled.
The ultimate goal of a duel is to win, why should I have to defeat your ace?
"What?" Zor was stunned.
"My turn, draw."
Yugen calmly drew a card.
"A duel is to determine a winner by defeating the opponent, not to show off by defeating the opponent's ace. Let me show you this concept firsthand.
I offer 'Black Forest Witch' as a tribute, Upper-level Summon——
——Bouncing Turtle!"
The witch transformed into golden light points and disintegrated, replaced by a turtle with an electromagnetic cannon on its back taking her original position.
[Bouncing Turtle, Attack Power 1000]
"When the Black Forest Witch is sent to the graveyard, you can add a Monster Card with Defense Power 1500 or less from the deck to your hand.
I will add this card to my hand from the deck..."
Yugen slowly revealed the heavyweight monster card in his hand.
"Add the 'Magical Scientist' to my hand from the deck."
The Magical Scientist, Level 1 with both attack and defense powers of 300. At first glance, it looks like a minor player, but in reality, it's an eternally forbidden card.
Interestingly, in GX, this card was held by the Arithmetic student. Although it was never used in a real battle, there was indeed a scene where Mitsuzawa had this card.
Therefore, this Arithmetic student is quite a mysterious character. Many real card competitive players might not know this character but likely used his card.
Although he vanished in the later stages, with minimal impact on the main storyline, sometimes the animation team casually shows his universe-destroying power in a brief scene...
Just like this card.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Black Magic Veil', pay 1000 Life Points, Special Summon a Mage Race Dark Attribute monster from the hand or graveyard."
[Yugen, LP 6800→LP 5800]
"I Special Summon 'Magical Scientist'."
[Magical Scientist, Attack Power 300]
Zor scoffed, "Hmph, such a weak monster..."
"The effect of the Magical Scientist, by paying 1000 Life Points, Special Summon a Fusion Monster with 6 stars or less directly from the Fusion Card Deck. However, the Fusion Monster summoned through this effect cannot attack directly."
Yugen calmly displayed a Fusion Monster Card in his hand.
"Paying 1000 Life Points, Special Summon this card.
Level 6, 'Dragon Warrior'!"
[Yugen, LP 5800→LP 4800]
[Dragon Warrior, Attack Power 2000]
"Then pay another 1000 Life Points." Yugen continued, "Special Summon another 6-star Fusion Monster—
——Tree Bear Sea Otter Tree Bear, Summon!"
[Yugen, LP 4800→LP 3800]
[Tree Bear Sea Otter Tree Bear, Attack Power 2800]
Zor had already begun to feel secretly alarmed.
Paying Life Points to continuously summon Upper-Level Monsters, with no limit of once per turn, this scientist's ability is terrifying indeed!
"But even so, nothing can defeat my Power Assassin!" Zor retorted.
"I said, there's no need to defeat it either."
Yugen said calmly.
"Bouncing Turtle's effect, sacrificing a monster on the field, inflicts damage to the opponent equal to half that monster's Attack Power.
I will sacrifice 'Tree Bear Sea Otter Tree Bear', inflicting damage of... 1400 points, which is half of its Attack Power."
The Sea Otter Tree Bear jumped onto the electromagnetic track on Bouncing Turtle's back, transforming into a lightning-wrapped cannonball shot out strongly.
But Zor responded accordingly: "Then activate the Cover Card, Trap Card 'Energy Absorption Plate'! Nullify the effect damage and absorb that amount of Life Points!"
"It's no use," Yugen said, "Dragon Warrior's effect, pay 1000 Life Points, nullifies the Trap's activation."
[Yugen, LP 3800→LP 2800]
Zor's pupils contracted.
Turns out it also has trap countermeasures... Was that why he summoned the Dragon Warrior first?
Dragon Warrior raised its sword and swung down, the Sword Qi slashed out. The absorption plate just summoned was immediately sliced into two.
The electromagnetic cannon continued firing, the Sea Otter Tree Bear was wrapped in an electromagnetic projectile bombarding out, exploding directly on Zor.
"Aahh!"
[Zor, LP 2600→LP 1200]
"Pay another 1000 Life Points," Yugen said, "Special Summon 'Tree Bear Sea Otter Tree Bear' No. 2."
[Yugen, LP 2800→LP 1800]
[Tree Bear Sea Otter Tree Bear, Attack Power 2800]
Zor, hit by the cannonball just now, was still on the ground unable to rise, almost unable to speak.
"You... you this..."
Magical Scientist, Bouncing Turtle...
In the past, he had seen strong Duelists and monsters. Even duels as strong as the Overlord's only induced fear and trembling, unwilling to resist. Or facing some monsters with powerful effects, he would only be shocked at the might of the big shots.
But today, for the first time in his life, while witnessing Yugen's duel, he had this feeling of "Are you cheating?"
How cunning does one have to be to come up with such a strategy?
Has BYD never won in his life?
"Bouncing Turtle, launch the second 'Tree Bear Sea Otter Tree Bear', reload." Yugen decreed.
The gigantic Tree Bear transformed into an electromagnetic cannonball once again, shooting out. The knight of the Dark Realm, facing this electrically-charged meat bullet electromagnetic cannon, could only helplessly show despair...
"Arrghh!"
[Zor, LP 1200→LP 0]